A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1775-1824 Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1775-1824 41008

A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1775-1824

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession number 41008


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession number
41008
Title
Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1775-1824
Physical Characteristics
Miscellaneous reel 4614
Collector
Robert Alonzo Brock
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English
Abstract
This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1775-1824, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit was formed in 1720 from Essex, previous hit King  next hit William, and previous hit King  next hit and previous hit Queen  next hit previous hit Counties  next hit.

Created by an act of 1720 to take effect on May 1, 1721. Many loose previous hit county  next hit court papers prior to 1839, when the courthouse moved from Fredericksburg to Spotsylvania Courthouse, are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist. The district court, superior court, and circuit court records of Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit from 1813 to 1889 are in Fredericksburg.

Scope and Content

Records, 1775-1824, of Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit Circuit Court consist of a bill and related documents in the chancery suit Executor of Julia Smith versus the Administrators of James Smith and others (n.d.) and other miscellaneous court records.

Related Material

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Spotsylvania previous hit County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Equity--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Courts of chancery--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.
  • Added Entry - Personal Name:

  • Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.